Services · Mobile app development · AI video creation apps
Codeeo provides AI video generator app development in Saudi Arabia for startups launching consumer creation apps and for enterprises building their own internal video studios. We design the product, select and test the generation models, and build the consent, provenance, payment and data protection layers that a Saudi launch requires. The result is an Arabic-first app that can go live in one city and scale across the Kingdom without being rebuilt.
Generative video raises questions that ordinary apps do not: whose face and voice is being used, how viewers know a video is synthetic, and where uploaded material is stored. Answering those properly from the start is what makes the product launchable here.
200+ companies servedFrom a first store to an ADX listed developer
What the platform can include
A credible AI video app in the Kingdom has two halves. The visible half is the creation experience: text to video, image animation, avatars, voice and editing, all working well in Arabic. The less visible half carries most of the risk: identity checks before someone's likeness is cloned, provenance marks on every output, moderation aligned with Saudi media rules, personal data handled under the PDPL, subscriptions billed through local payment methods, and tax invoices that meet ZATCA requirements.
We treat both halves as the product. The list below shows the components we most often plan, though few apps need every one in the first release. During discovery we map each to your business model, whether that is a free app with paid credits, a subscription for creators, a licence for enterprises, or an API sold to other developers, and we sequence the work so the riskiest parts are proven early.
Saudi audiences notice when a voice sounds foreign. We test models on Najdi, Hijazi and Gulf speech as well as Modern Standard Arabic, add pronunciation lists for local names and places, and let users choose formal or conversational delivery per video. Arabic on-screen text is shaped and kerned properly, which many global tools still get wrong.
Narration that sounds like it was recorded in the Kingdom.
Before a user can create an avatar or clone a voice, the app can confirm their identity through Nafath, the national single sign-on, and record what they consented to. Attempts to clone someone else's face or voice are blocked and logged. Consent can be withdrawn from the same screen, which disables the avatar everywhere.
Only the real person can authorise their digital double.
Every output carries a visible label and embedded provenance data following the Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity standard, reflecting the direction of SDAIA's deepfakes guidelines. Users cannot export an unmarked file from the consumer tier. Enterprise customers can add their own logo to the disclosure label.
Viewers and platforms can tell the video is synthetic.
Prompt filters, image classifiers and human review queues reflect Saudi content standards and the General Authority for Media Regulation's remit. Rules are configurable, so policy updates can be applied quickly without a new app release. Appeals from users whose work was blocked go to a reviewer with a target response time.
Harmful or prohibited outputs stopped before publication.
Credit packs and subscriptions accept mada cards, Apple Pay and STC Bank, with in-app purchase handled where app store rules require it. Enterprise accounts can pay by invoice through SADAD or bank transfer. Failed payments trigger gentle retries and clear messages rather than silent loss of access.
Users pay with the methods they already trust.
Subscriptions and credit purchases produce electronic tax invoices that meet the Fatoora e-invoicing requirements, connected to your accounting system so finance teams are not reissuing documents by hand. Credit notes and refunds follow the same compliant path.
Revenue recorded correctly from the first sale.
Uploaded faces, voices and scripts are personal data. We design consent notices, retention limits, deletion on request and cross-border transfer rules in line with the Personal Data Protection Law, and can host storage and processing in Saudi cloud regions. Users can download or delete their data from their account settings.
A data protection position you can explain to SDAIA.
A routing layer sends each job to the most suitable model, whether third party or self hosted, based on quality, speed and generation cost. Usage limits per plan protect margins, and models can be swapped without touching the app. Fallback models keep the app running if one supplier has an outage.
Unit economics that hold up as usage grows.
Business customers get team workspaces, brand kits, approval steps and single sign-on, while developers can call the same generation engine through a documented API with keys, quotas and usage reporting. Partners building on the API inherit the same consent and provenance rules.
One engine serving consumers, companies and partners.
Administrators see generation volume, moderation flags, payment health and model performance by region, so traffic from Riyadh, Jeddah, the Eastern Province and the holy cities can be planned and supported separately. Alerts flag unusual spikes that may signal abuse or a viral moment.
Kingdom-wide growth managed from one console.
Who this is for
The national market for AI video is shaped by a young, mobile-first population, strong creator culture on Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube, and a government push under Vision 2030 to grow both the media sector and the AI sector. That creates room for very different products. Here are the four starting points we see most, and how the first release differs for each.
A startup selling to Saudi creators needs excellent Arabic output, fast mobile editing, fair credit pricing and strong safeguards against misuse of other people's likeness. We help shape a first version narrow enough to launch quickly, such as avatar videos or short-form templates, with the consent and moderation layers in place from day one so the app survives store review and public scrutiny. Ramadan and Eid campaigns usually decide launch timing, so we plan the release calendar around them.
Safeguards are part of the first release, not a later patch.
Broadcasters and digital publishers want to produce more short-form, localised and repackaged content without growing headcount at the same rate. An internal generation platform connected to their archive and asset management can create social cut-downs, promos and dubbed versions, while editors keep control over anything that carries the outlet's name. Rights metadata travels with every generated asset, which helps when content is licensed to other platforms in the region.
Retail chains, banks, telecom operators and industrial groups with branches across several regions need consistent training, internal communications and marketing video. A private generation studio with brand kits, approvals and regional language settings gives each team speed without losing central control or data protection discipline. Usage can be split by business unit, so each region's cost is visible to its own manager.
Central brand rules, regional teams producing.
Entities in sectors overseen by SAMA, the NCA or sector ministries face stricter requirements on hosting, access control and record keeping. We plan for the National Cybersecurity Authority's Essential Cybersecurity Controls, in-Kingdom data storage and detailed audit trails, so the platform can pass procurement and security review. Procurement documents, security questionnaires and architecture diagrams are prepared as part of the work, not left to your team.
How we work together
Our team of 80+ works from Dubai, Riyadh and Karachi, with the Riyadh office hosting workshops and stakeholder meetings for teams in the capital and running them by video call for everyone else. Most clients start with a fixed scope first release that proves the core product and its safeguards. After launch, a retainer covers model upgrades, new features and policy changes. Funded startups and larger enterprises often move to a dedicated team that works as an extension of their own product organisation, with the scope and roles documented in each case. Clients rate us 4.7 from 23 Google reviews.
A defined build with a deadline
We agree what the product has to do, write it down with a price and a date, and build exactly that. Changes are priced before they are made, not discovered on the invoice.
A product that keeps evolving
Named engineers who work your hours, join your standups and stay on the codebase. You direct the backlog; we own the quality of what ships.
Something live that needs looking after
A monthly block of hours for improvements, fixes and the small requests that otherwise wait months. Unused hours carry for a quarter.
Technology
Native and cross platform mobile apps, a web editor, a model orchestration service, GPU rendering on cloud infrastructure that can sit in Saudi regions, and integrations for Nafath, local payments and ZATCA invoicing.
01Mobile
02Data and cloud
03Marketing and tracking
Arabic quality, likeness consent and local compliance.
Beyond the creation features, a Saudi launch needs strong Arabic voice and text handling, verified consent before anyone's likeness is used, provenance marking, moderation suited to local media rules, PDPL data handling, local payment methods and ZATCA compliant invoices. Planning these from the start avoids costly rework when the app meets store review or a regulator's questions. These items shape the timeline as much as the creative features do.
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